The Robot Body

What should a robot look like? How necessary is a body? Where do the boundaries of ourselves begin and end? Exploring embodiment theory, a chess playing automaton, a baby robot, and manmade horrors beyond our comprehension. Watch my videos ad-free, before anyone else, by joining Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/sarahdavisbaker Gift a Nebula subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/gift?ref=sarahdavisbaker Watch *this* video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/sarahdavisbaker-the-robot-body Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahdavisbaker I run a weird book club over there! Remember reading?? REFERENCED BOOKS: The American Robot: A Cultural History by Dustin Abnet How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence by Josh Bongard and Rolf Pfeifer Where Mathematics Comes From by George Lakoff and Rafael E. Núñez Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell ADDITIONAL SOURCES: Josh Bongard’s Evolutionary Robotics lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLQxVHPYiXk&t=1505s Rodney Brooks: The Truth About Humanoid Robots and AI Hype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qxO13-3-Gk Handbook of Ancient Water Technology Jonathan Cole; Oliver Sacks; Ian Waterman (2000). On the immunity principle: a view from a robot. , 4(5), 1–. doi:10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01459-5 The Disability Visibility Project: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2019/12/18/ep-66-cyborgs Humanoid robots belong in the trash by Angela Collier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRn3-MN92H4 FOOTAGE: Footage used from Getty Images, Storyblocks, Artgrid, Envato and Motion Array (the longer my list of subscriptions grows, the more powerful I become, and the more I appreciate your support). Reconstructing Hero’s Automaton by Hand by Fraser Builds (this channel is so cool): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SizOOmej1A&t=27s Therapaenis footage from Herakleidon Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuUx1zIGk8 The Extraordinary Machines of Al-Jazari from Showspace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryYgUvrDcPM Robbie illustrations by Mark Zug Turk recreation from The Chess Player by Raymond Bernard M3gan and M3gan 2.0 by Blumhouse Productions Neon Genesis Evangelion by Gainax Incredible Robots - Rise of the Machines by TLC DART Robot by NASA: https://larrylisky.com/2016/12/13/dexterous-anthropomorphic-robotic-testbed MIT robots featured: Cog, Genghis 2, Mini Cheetah Optimus by Tesla, Iron by XPENG, NEO by 1x, Figure 03 by Figure AI MUSIC Music from Epidemic Sound Κάποτε by Adrian von Ziegler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1kcs68w1k In The End by Linkin Park (I only used like 2 seconds, please don't sue me) Music used, in order: Who's There (Franz Gordon), Through the Prism (Ava Low), Steall Waters (Luba Hilman), Out There (Out To The World), Axon Terminal (Out To The World), The Long Wait (Flickering), Κάποτε (Adrian von Ziegler), The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3 (Vivaldi), Trollmors Vaggsang (Traditional), Tablespoons (Martin Landstrom), Something's Telling Me (Niklas Gabrielsson with Martin Landstrom & His Orchestra), Midnight Wanderer (Luella Gren), Balustrade (Martin Landstrom), Ashes (DEX 1200), New Plan (Out To The World), The Corner Table (Little Leap Island), All Parts Equal (Airae), Abandoned Shopping Mall (Stationary Sign), Rotting Circuit (Joseph Beg), Volant (Elin Piel), Decisive Battle (Shirō Sagisu), Final Vendetta (Etienne Roussel), Wheel of Mystery (Hanna Ekstrom), Who's That Girl (ELFL)